n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 a : to cut or divide into four equal or nearly equal parts < quarter an apple> <condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quarter ed > b archaic : DIVIDE
2 : to provide with lodging or shelter
3 : to crisscross (an area) in many directions
4 a : to arrange or bear (as different coats of arms) quarterly on one escutcheon b : to add (a coat of arms) to others on one escutcheon c : to divide (a shield) into distinct sections (as by stripes)
intransitive verb
1 : LODGE , DWELL
2 : to crisscross a district
3 : to change from one quarter to another <the moon quarter s >
4 : to strike on a ship's quarter <the wind was quarter ing >